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On the Move, June 2017

At UNT Dallas there is no summer vacation. We’ve experienced record-high summer school enrollment, the campus is bustling with youth campers and construction workers are putting the finishing touches on our newest building (more on that later). It is a true pleasure to watch this university become a hub of community engagement and thought leadership – a testament to the hard work of our students, faculty, staff and community partners. But beyond the purposeful hustle I observe daily at UNTD, this is a summer of milestones for our young university. In late May, the unique mission and approach of our UNT Dallas College of Law was validated by the American Bar Association when it was granted provisional approval for accreditation. With the important hurdle of accreditation now cleared, our law school can focus on serving Dallas, the region, and the entire state with a low-cost, high-quality, practice-oriented legal education that will support economic growth and opportunity for a diverse and talented group of law students. In June we received more good news when the U.S. Department of Education announced it will be awarding UNT Dallas $2.58 million through two grants in support of TRIO Upward Bound programming. The UNT Dallas Upward Bound program will encourage lower income and potential first-generation college students to complete secondary school, enroll in post-secondary education and publicize the availability of – as well as facilitate the application for – student financial assistance for persons who seek to pursue post-secondary education or complete these programs. Related programming will begin this fall at UNTD, targeting 60 high school students each year (120 total) in grades 9-12 from Sunset, Lincoln, Kathlyn Gilliam, Seagoville, Lancaster, and South Oak Cliff High Schools. Our next milestone will be truly transformational, as our University is set to become a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week village of learning with the opening of our first-ever residence hall. I hope many of you will join us for a ceremonial ribbon cutting ceremony on August 3. This new building, and most importantly the first group of students to live in it, will push UNT Dallas into a new era – validating all the passion, energy and labor that took UNTD from concept to reality. Summertime is OUR time at UNT Dallas. We’re building something special and thank everyone in the UNTD community for their efforts and support.

Decision affirms school’s vision for diversity, quality in legal education
Dallas - (June 6, 2017) – The UNT Dallas College of Law has earned provisional approval for accreditation from the American Bar Association. The ABA Council of the Section of…Read the full story » 5929

UNT Dallas was proud to be the higher education sponsor for Campus Safety magazine's Campus Safety Conference (CSC) at the Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas in Irving, Texas June 12-13. CSC Texas partnered with UNTD o deliver the latest information…Read the full story » 5911

Wipro Ltd. (NYSE:WIT), a global information technology, consulting and business process services company along with partner universities, University of Massachusetts Boston, and the University of North Texas at Dallas recently announced the…Read the full story » 5922

High school students will have a unique way to learn the art of hip hop and self-expression this summer thanks to Amplify Dallas, a program put on by UNT Dallas, For Oak Cliff, and the Dallas Morning News. This four-weekend program from July 1-22…Read the full story » 5928

Dr. Constance Lacy, dean of the School of Human Services, gave the commencement address June 10, 2017 for Dallas Can! Academy-Ross Avenue at Jesse Owens Memorial Complex. Lacy spoke to 188 graduates and their families about being “finishers.” Lacy…Read the full story » 5915

UNT Dallas continues its efforts to launch two new Early College High Schools at Sunset High School and Lincoln High School in Dallas Independent School District. University leadership will attend an ECHS conference this August to aid in the school’…Read the full story » 5914

UNT Dallas is proud to announce our record summer enrollment, with strong enrollment numbers expected for fall. All three orientations have been full, both for traditional students and transfers. Additional orientations will be held in July and…Read the full story » 5912

UNT Dallas was recently awarded a Bridges Across Texas Pre-Alliance Planning Grant for the National Science Foundation's LSAMP partnership with Texas Tech University. The $125,000 grant was funded by the NSF. Work will begin work in August. Dr.…Read the full story » 5917

UNT Dallas is hosting its 9th Annual TexPrep Summer Program this summer from June 13-July 20, 2017. TexPrep is a summer program offered to students in 6th-11th grade from Richardson, Irving, Mesquite, Grand Prairie, DeSoto, and Cedar Hill…Read the full story » 5910

President Mong Speaks at Cristo Rey: Mong spoke to 250 students about the importance of higher education. He also is working with Cristo Rey leadership about hosting CR interns on our campus.
UNTD Leadership Attend Mayor Rawlings’ GrowSouth Update:…Read the full story » 5913

Starbucks has selected Dallas' Red Bird Mall (formerly Southwest Center Mall) for one of 15 stores it's opening in low- to medium-income neighborhoods across the U.S.
It's a project that is part of what the Seattle-based coffee giant has called its…Read the full story » 5905

Thanks to the hard work and diligence of UNT Dallas faculty, staff, and students, the university has received the following media coverage since May 2017:
CBS 11 – Entrepreneurship Camp Teaches Success In Business And Lifehttp://dfw.cbslocal.com/…Read the full story » 5921

Dallas - (June 27, 2017) –The University of North Texas at Dallas has been awarded $2.58 million through two grants from the U.S. Department of Education in support of TRIO Upward Bound programming. The five-year Upward Bound program will allow the…Read the full story » 5926

July 4-University Closed for Independence Day
July 18-Strategic Planning Kick Off
August 3-Ribbon Cutting Residence Hall
August 8-Closing Ceremonies for Urban SERCH Institute’s Community Leadership Academy
August 17-Move-in Day for the Residence…Read the full story » 5916

Twenty-five young men will graduate Friday, June 23, 2017 as members of ELEVATE Leadership Academy's first class. The leadership and entrepreneurship program was hosted by Tim and Terrence Maiden, owners of RISE Clothing Company and the Two-Wins…Read the full story » 5918

The Southern Dallas community is one step closer to having much-needed mental health facilities thanks to a $25,000 grant from United Way of Metropolitan Dallas. The funds will help plan next steps on the clinic.
The GrowSouth investment fund also…Read the full story » 5924

UNT Dallas celebrated the hard work of university staff Friday June 23, 2017 during its 5th Annual Staff Council Professional Development Day.
This year’s theme for the half-day event is Connectedness, Community and Change. The program includes…Read the full story » 5909

UNT Dallas is on a mission to empower area youth this summer through entrepreneurship. With the help of the Honorable Michael Williams, UNT Dallas’ Distinguished Leader-in-Residence and former TEA Commissioner, the university has partnered with…Read the full story » 5925

Dr. John Gasko, Dean of the School of Education and the Emerging Teacher Institute, has been hard at work training hundreds of Dallas educators the art of mindfulness. It’s been a pillar of ETI since Dr. Gasko began work at UNT Dallas in 2016.
“If…Read the full story » 5906

(Dallas, Texas) June 20, 2017—The UNT Dallas Urban SERCH Institute launched its first Community Leadership Academy (CLA) Monday, May 22, 2017 with a formal induction ceremony at UNT Dallas.
Funded by the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, CLA is the…Read the full story » 5923

Dallas, Texas [June 2, 2017] — The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has awarded a 2016-2017 Merit Award designation to the University of North Texas at Dallas SHRM student chapter for providing superior growth and development…Read the full story » 5920

The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well on the UNT Dallas campus. With the help of the Honorable Michael Williams, UNT Dallas’ Distinguished Leader-in-Residence and former TEA Commissioner, opportunities for entrepreneurship will continue to…Read the full story » 5919